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Off the Grid & Getting Bills
simskeleton
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I have started an off the grid sim, and she received some bills in the mail for $108... I thought off the grid sims are not supposed to get bills?
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I thought so too, it took a few days but she had to pay bills!
Anyone who's tried this, let me know!
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Lol for real, that's just silly that they get bills then! I'd feel guilty if I didn't pay though... I imagine something like a repo man coming and taking my sim's stuff though like sims 2. I don't think there is anything like that in sims 4 though?
On topic though, I've seen some people say they didn't get bills and some people say they did, so I wonder why. Maybe it has to do with what packs you use, or maybe the people with bills have objects on their lots that aren't off-the-grid and that triggers it?
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Interesting! Have you played them since the update? I made my sim after the update and wonder if that effected it.
Yes it does
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Ah, yes, but in this game, truer to RL, if you don't pay those Utilities Bills within 48 hours they start by cutting off your lights, then your water. Only had that ever happen to me once in RL. There is nothing worse than standing in the shower, your very long hair FULL of shampoo, and suddenly the water cuts off.
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Off the Grid, gets bills now, just not the water and Elec part you also get a discount of about 20% off the lot and inventory value.
You don't pay utility bills, but you still pay lot taxes. If you click the 'bills info' (or something like that) on your mailbox, there's the breakdown.
I also like wandering the hills.
Really? That sucks honestly. I was using it for my homeless challenge /: thanks for letting me know
But, a homeless sim will probably not have much of a lot value? Would be strange if a sim living in a huge off the grid castle should not pay any bills at all, even if living primitively. I'm all for a small charge. Anyone hating it can easily cheat enough money to cover those bills. But I thought a challenge was part of the fun?
As far as your rain problem, IRL I live in a very very rainy place. Clotheslines where I live have rainroofs over them. Maybe you could try building a room, putting a roof over it, and then delete the room and put wooden pillars to "hold up the roof" and put the clothesline under that. and see if your sims clothes dry in a timely fashion. It would be a realistic thing, and would be in keeping of your 18th century theme.
And now for the OP, try clicking on the mailbox and chose the "show bills information" option. It will show you what it is that your sims are paying for.